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PATENT "OFFICE.

LUCAS H. KENDALL, 83., OF LOC KPOR-T, NEW YORK.

PAPER. BASKET.

Application filed February 8, 1926. Serial No. 86,805.

The object of this invention is to provide a reinforced basket'which is made of two substantially square blanks of cardboard or paper products which are suitably cut and scored so that the larger blank folds up into a basket and the smaller blank folds up into a reinforce which fits within the basket and increases its strength. I

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fin.- ished basket with a lid thereon.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the basket shown in Figure, 1 the lid being raised so as to expose the rim of the basket.

Figure. 3 is a perspective view of the large substantially square blank from which thebody of the basket is formed, the basket being shownipartly erected thereon.

F i re 4 is a. perspective view of a small square blank from which the reinforce is folded, the reinforce being shown partly erected thereon.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the large blank from which the body of the basket is formed.

This blank is cut inwardly from the,corners on four radial lines marked2, 3, 4 and 5 It is also cut on the short lines 6, 7, 8 and 9 which extend at right angles at. the end of the cuts on the lines 2, 3, 4 and 5, the cutg 6, 7 8 and 9 extending equally a short distance on both sides of the lines 2, 3, 4 and 5. All of the other lines shown in the blank 1 illustrated in Figure 3 are scored lines on which the blank can be folded or bent in being formed into the basket. The scored lines 10', 11, 12 and 13 mark the boundary of the square base on'which the I finished basket rests andon these lines the sides are folded. At each corner of the bottom is a triangular section, the apex of which makes contact with the square corners can be bent inwardly with valleys along each, side of the triangle and a ridge alon the perpendicular of the triangle. Eac

corner of the bottom section of the blankis a right angle but the angle of the triangle that makes contact with the corners of the bottom is somewhat less than a right angle, this being necessary to secure proper folding of this portion of the stock or blank so as to avoid Waste of it and retain it for the purpose of strengtheningthe finished basket.

When the basket is folded up the small triangular sections are folded and laid against an adjacent side of the basket on the inside of the basket and in this position they substantially abut against the edge of an adjacent corner on the bottom of the diagonal extension formed by the cuts 6, 7, 8 and 9, one of which extensions remain on each of the opposite edges on each .side

of the basket. These extensions are used to overlap the adjacent sides and are fastened thereto when the basket is erected. When the basket is erected in this way four outer edgesof the original blank come substantially in line with each other toform the rim of the basket making two thicknesses of the material all around the rim of the basket with a slight overlap at four points where the outer corners of the original I blank meet. When so erected the layers forming the rim of the basket are held together by means of hoops place'd inside and outside of the rim on the basket, the hoops and layers being fastened together by staples, or in any other suitable manner.

The various portions of the basket that overlap each other can then be fastend in gosition by eyelets or similar devices.

uch eyelets are more especially desirable:

to hold the small triangular sections in place which sections are located at the corners ofthe base and. have been described above.

" After the basket-has been erected the re inforce can be placed inside of the basket The reinforce comand fastened in place. prises a base 20 and the foilr sides 21, 22, 23 and 24. The sides will erect to the osition shown in Figure 4 and in this position the-sides and bottom will closely conform to the insideof the basket.- On two of the sides of the reinforce are left small triangular sections 25, 26, 27 and 28 :which are scored so as to bend thereon and remain connected therewith and overlap the adjacent side so 'as to positively join the sides together. The reinforce is then stapled to the basket with eyelets as indicated by the p the periphery holes shown in Figures 3 and 4 and the eye lets shown in Figures 1 and 2. These holes for the eyelets or a portion of them may be punched in advance or they may be punched after the basket is finished. A hole is also punched into the bottom and an eyelet is put through the bottom of the reinforce and the bottom of the basket securely fastening the two bottoms together. These eyelets all have holes in them which permit air to pass through either way and thereby the ventilation of the contents of the basket is secured. The top is provided for the basket which is composed of a disk 30 of paper of one or more layers to which a suitable rim 31 is attachfi forming a flange therewith. On top of t e cover are placed the wooden slats 32, 33 and 34, the slat 34 being of extra length so as to extend some distance beyond of the cover and engage in the bales or handles 35 and 36 which are provided on the rim of the basket by which the top is securely held in place.

I claim: 1 I

1. A paper box blank having a substantially square outline, a square field laid out in the center of said blank and surrounded by sc'ored lines substantially parallel to the sides of said blank, diagonal slots extending fromeach corner of said blank to Within a predetermined distance,of the corner of said central square field, a short slit at the end of each of said diagonal slits and at right angles thereto, score lines from the ends ofeach of said short slits to, the corners of said central field, score lines from the middle of each of said short slits to the corner of said central square field.

2. A paper box blank havin a substantially square outline, a square eld laid out 1n the center of said blank and surrounded by scored lines substantially parallel to the sides of said blank, diagonal slits extending from each corner of said blank to within a predetermined distance of the corner of said central square field, a short slitvat the end of each of said diagonal slits and at right angles thereto, score lines from the ends of each of sald short slits to the corners of said central field, score lines from the middle of each of said short slits to the corner of I said central square field, and score lines from the middle of each side of said blank to the ends of said short slits.

3. A pair of paper blanks ada ted to be folded into a paper basket, one 0 said pair of-blanks comprising a large substantiall square blank havin diagonal slits exten mg fromthe corners of a central square fiel said large blank to within a predetermined distance of corners of said central field, a short right angle slit at the end of each of said diagonal slits, the sides of said large blank being erected around said square field with a small folded triangle formed and located at each corner of said central field, a shoulder formed by the said short slits at each end of the sides of said large blank and the shoulder at one end of each side abutting the top of said folded triangles the other blank of said pair of blanks comprising a small square blank, a square field within said small blank placed diagonally with reference to the sides of said blank, said field being adapted to cover the square field of said large blank, the sides of the central field of said small blank being parallel to the diagonal of the small blank, a small corner bent up from the ends'of two of the sides of said small blank said corners overlapping the ends of the two other sides of said small blank.

4. A pair of paper blanks ada ted to be folded into a paper basket one 0 said pair of blanks comprising a large substantially square blank having a central square field, diagonal slits extending from the corners of said large blank to within a predetermined distance of corners of said central field, a short right angle slit at the end of each of said diagonal slits, the sides of said large blank being erected around said square field with a small folded triangle formed and located at each corner of said central field, a shoulder formed by the said short slits at each end of the sides of said large blank and the shoulder at one end of each side abutting the top of said folded triangles, the other of said pair of blanks com prising'a small square blank, a square field within said small blank placed diagonally with reference to thesides of said blank, said field being adapted to cover the square field of said large blank, the sides of the central field of said small blank being parallel to the dia onal of the small blank, a small corner ent up from the ends of two of the sides of said small blank said corners overlapping the ends of the two other sides of said small blank, said folded small blank telescopin into the basket folded from said large blan A with the square field of the small blank located on top of the square field of the large blank, eyelets fastening said small blank into said basket as a reinforce, said eyelets forming bent holes in the sides and 

